Ballet Master Modeller (1957)
London. M, S of the interior of a Georgian room. Chairs, table, dressing table, candle holders, porcelain M, S of a fireplace. C, U shot of a chandelier with candles in. C, U shot of a cupboard filled with china. A hand appears and opens the cupboard hand is the same size as cupboard All this is miniature carved in wood to perfection. Person who carved it is Stanislas Idzikowski, formerly a principal dancer with Diaghileff (ballet troop), and today a famous ballet teacher. Maestro Idzikowski, one of the last direct links with the great Cheketti, Diaghileff s ballet master and the man who thought Pavlova, Nijinski, and the other Russian greats, is the son of a Polish wood sculptor and architect, from whom he obviously inherits this M, S of Mr Idzikowski, sitting at the table, carving the Coronation Coach carved Milan Cathedral is behind him. M, S of Mr Idzikowski carving the roof. C, U shot of Mr Idzikowski s face as he works. C, U shot of a drawing of the Coronation Coach. High angl
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